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Subject: Re: Deep Razoring...

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 12:59:28 08/13/99

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On August 13, 1999 at 14:41:05, Kim Roper Jensen wrote:

>I once read an article about a programming technique called deep razoring,
>I think the function was the 'cut' a branch in the searchtree very early on in
>the search even if the program didnt get an "exact" pos value, to get deeper
>plies.
>
>Is there anyone who uses this and/or know if this was the idea behind the
>technique ??
>
>With regards Kim Jensen
>
>PS. To Robert Hyatt, your program is GREAT, keep up the good work ( I also think
>its great that you release your code. )

I know that Dark Thought does something like this, and there is a pointer to the
article on his web page, which is worth looking at in general.

http://wwwipd.ira.uka.de/Tichy/DarkThought/

bruce



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